en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner; estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city; estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door; se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning; por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit; volvió a Hollywood por la puerta grande — she returned to Hollywood in triumph

Ex.If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

Ex.Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex.The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex.The article 'Coming soon to your backyard' argues that Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe.

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner; estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city; estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door; se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning; por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit; volvió a Hollywood por la puerta grande — she returned to Hollywood in triumph

Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex: The article 'Coming soon to your backyard' argues that Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe.

* abrir la puerta a= throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola= push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de= unlock.

* abrir puertas= open + avenues, open + doors.

* acompañar a la puerta= usher + Nombre + out.

* a las puertas de= on the threshold of.

* a puerta cerrada= behind closed doors.

* coche de cinco puertas= hatchback.

* dejar la puerta abierta a= open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par= leave + the door wide open.

* de puertas abiertas= open door.

* de puertas adentro= back-office.

* de puertas hacia dentro= backroom.

* esterilla de la puerta= doormat.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma= speak of the devil, talk of the devil.